Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
LAND IN SevERALTY.

tribution OF Farms Among the ln-I
diansn and the Abandonment or the
Reservation system.
The following is the law providing for
the allotment OF lands among Indians,
recently passed by congress- and APP
proved by the president:
An act to provide for the allotment OF
lands in severalty to Indians on the
various reservations, and to extend the
protection Of the laws of the United
States and the territories over the In
diana, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives OF the United States
OF America in congress assembled, that
In ell cases where any tribe or band of
Indians has been, OK shaii hereafter be-,
located upon eny reservation created Tor
use, either by treaty stipulation or
by virtue Of an act of congress- or execu-
tive order setting apart tho same
for their use, the president Of the United
States be, and he hereby il, authorised,
whenever in his opinion any reservation
or any part thereof OF such Indians is
advantageous for agricultural land grsx-
ing purposes, to cause said reservation,
or any part thereof, to be surveyed, or
resurveyed if necessary, and to allot the
lands IN said reservation In severalty to
any Indian located thereon in Quantities
as follows:
To each head Of q family, one-quarter
OF q section;
To each single person over eighteen
years OF age, one-eighth Of a section;
To each orphan child under eighteen
years OF age, one.eighth OF q section; and
To each other single person under
eighteen years TO- living, or who may
be born prior to the date Of the order OF
the president directing an allotment Of
the lands embraced in any reservation,
ons-sixteenth of o section: Provided,
That in case there is not sufficient land
in any of said reservations to allot lands
to each individual of tho classes above
named in Quantities as above provided,
the lanes embraced in such reservation
or reservations shall be allotted to esch
individual of each OF said classes pro
rata in accordance with the provisions of
Of this act: And provided further, that
where the treaty or act of congress
setting apart such reservation provides
for allotment Of lands in severalty in
Quantities In excess Of these herein
provided the president, in making al
lotments upon such reservation, shall
sllot the lands to each individual Indian
belonging thereon in quantity % specii-
ed in such treaty or act: And provided
further, That when the lands allotted.
are only valuable for grazing purposes,
an additional allotment OF such grazing
lands, in quantities Of above provided,
shall be made to each individual.
SEQ. 2. That all allotments set apart
under the proyislons OF this act shall be
selected by tho Indians, heads OF families
selecting for their minor children, and
the agents shall select for each orphan
child, and in such nj as to embrace
the improvements of the Indians making
tho selection. Where the improvements
OF two or more Indians have been made
on the same legal subdlYislon of land,
unless they shall otherwise agree, . pro-
v%icional line may be run dividing said
lands between them, and the amount 60
which eaoh is entitled ehaii be eQualized
in the assignment OF the remainder OF the
land to which they are entitled under
this act: Provided, That il any one
entitled to an allotment shall fail to make
a selection within fous years after the
may be made on . particular reservation.
L kA0 UCOlO VA tn0 kCkxO UX0N ~
| the agent of such tribe OF band. il sneh
there be,and il there be no agent. then q
special agent appointed for that mr.
pose, to make . selection for
such Indians, which selection
shau be allotted as in cases whore selec.
lions are made by the Indians. and
patents shall issue il like manner.
Sec. 3. That the allotments provided
for in this act shall be made BIZ special
agents appointed by the president for
such and the SCENTS in charge
OF the respective reservations on which
| the allotments are directed to be- made
under such rules and regulation "a the
secretary OF the interior NAV from time
TO time prescribe. and shall be certified
by such agents to the commissioner of
Indian affairs, IN duplicate. one COPY 10
be retained in the Indian office and the
| other to be transmitted to the secretary
| of the interior for his action. and 10 he
Deposited in the general land Office.
see 4. That uhere anv indian not
residing mon ( mr. for those
tribe no reservation has baan nroyided
hy traatv act NJ conor.aa ~ aTanns;..
order, shall make settlement rpon d
surveyed or u%nsurveyed lands of he
| United States not otherwise a~ppropri.
ased, he or she shall be entitled, upon
| application TO the local land.ofice for
the district in which the lands are
located, to have the SANG allotted to him
or her, and to his or her children, 10
quantities and mi aa provided IN
this act for Indians residing npon reser-
y~ations: and when such aettiemant ia